Day 39: Homage to the Kauri Tree
Today we pulled up to the Kauri Museum again for a second look. Right at the entrance there’s this short […]
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Day 38: Mad Mike and Kauri Trees
Here’s a bit of a plot twist for the day. We started the morning driving toward Auckland. First stop: a
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Day 37: Cycling Excellence
I’m not talking about my bike skills btw 😭. We went to Cambridge, this town like 25 mins from Hamilton,
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Day 36: Heading Out To Hamilton
Yup, we’re heading North now. Checked out of our New Plymouth motel and hit the road to Hamilton 🚗💨 Tried
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Day 35: Cruising the Shoreline
In New Plymouth. Looking back: some Europeans pulled up, worked the coast, lived with Māori, and kinda kick-started the whole
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Day 34: From Rotorua to New Plymouth
Farewell Rotorua. You’re low-key a tourist trap with a million “must-do” lists, but also a pretty cool window into Māori
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Day 33: You Here for War or Peace?
Started the day grabbing some e-bikes in Rotorua and cruising through the Redwood Forest 🌲. Weather was giving main-character energy
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Day 32: Pilgrimage to Cathedral Cove
Wow… today was actually wild 😭 The mission was getting from Whitianga to Rotorua, with pit stops at Cathedral Cove
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Day 31: On Being Respectful and Being a Tourist
Travelling between Australia and New Zealand? You start noticing the differences immediately. Like, the second you land, all the airport